As 7050 is a calling frequency, so the idea of QFN is some quick fun/quick fire/exchange of reports only…

Does anyone think it's a good idea for a time where people can all come on at once, and exchange reports? All over the top of each other, try to shift frequency by 100-300Hz off centre, may help if everyone has a different pitch :-)

I'd like everyone feedback on the idea, after you read about it on the page at CWnets — what do you think?

Hi all, remember too that 7.50 is local time, so east coast are QFN one time half hour ahead of central Australia and VK6 QFN is two hours later… so there are in effect 3 QFN times morning and again evening.

Hi all,
I have also sent several QFN de Callsign and no reply. Like the idea for a quick RST report. However, nobody seems to be listening or bothering to reply.
I am in an area here in QLD camping and my noise level is as low as -130dBm. Now that is very low, lower than S1 and I am still not hearing anyone coming back to my QFN call.

Hi Peter, great to make the contact tonight. Sorry your signal was low and in amoungst the noise making my CW nubile ears work hard! I could make out your callsign and a few words only. Would be good to catch-up again.

Tried QFN this evening myself with no luck also. Will keep trying though, sooner or later someone will be there also. If you give up what's the point of it. Have to keep this going after all the hard work that's been put into it.

Agree on the timing. I have to play radio around work commitments so that usually means I'm leaving for work in the morning or arriving home and it doesn't go down well with the XYL saying I'm just going to play on the radio for a minute when I've walked in the door ;-)

I like the idea and will send a few QFN cq when I get the opportunity.

I got up early this morning (Sunday) to have a play on the radio, sent a few CQ and all is quiet on all bands, all modes. I'm going back to bed!

This evening both myself and Lou started a little contest between each other and it was great fun. Both of us would call CQ on 7050 and take turns calling to see who could get a contact first. This was great fun and anyone can join in. Rules are simple once a contact is made QSY up or down band to a pre-determined freq. Once contact was made on working freq the other station is invited to join in. At the end of QSO, QSY back again and repeat the process. Two statiins answered back those being Scott VK2AET and Philip VK2FGBR.Thanks Lou, that was great fun, just like the CW Bash and QFN

Yes that was great fun shame I got my arse kicked 2:0 hihi. It was great to meet a new and good CW OP Scott VK2AET and to have a QSO with Phil VK2FGBR too. It would be great fun if more OP's join in, as even the QRS op's could join in with a QRQ op and QRS op's would get the experience and not be afraid of sending slow. If it's just 2 like we were doing it then it makes sense to both QSY and have QSO with the person who answers, but if it is 3 or more taking turns with CQ, the one getting an answer can always go for QSO and the other 2 or more continue their cycling in rotation, leaving gaps between in case anyone else wants to make a call. The QFN multi-CQ mini-contest was great fun, anyone else want to try?

I used to try regularly, now in the mornings I try, but often miss the time, and have never had success with it, though today Michael VK2CCW and Peter VK4QC met up at the Eastern 7.50am QFN, so not sure what to do about this, leave it and give it more time, or do we give up on it… let's see what folks think…

QFN is a great idea. Its good for testing propagation as well to see who is around. Anytime is good as far as I'm concerned. The problem is lack of operator's around. It's still very early days yet and I'm sure in time, it will improve. I would love to see the F calls give it a go. I'm very versatile with lower speeds for beginners. I used to do VK2BWI sessions in my early LIS days. The biggest question is how to encourage operator's to take up this mode. I'm currently working on how to setup computer generated CW and go back to my old haunt on 80mx sending CW on 3.550 of an evening to try and encourage these new guys to learn this fabulous mode. The difference this time will be allowing the listeners to read back the text.

I wonder if given that many listen on 7050 at any time of the day (or night) "QFN" could not be used as a code instead of "CQ" to mean "I'd just like a very quick QSO even without QSY, just a signal report exchange, to know if anyone else is out there" or some such, i.e. for those moments when your busy but wondering if anyone else is on the frequency and can give a quick report exchange without entering into a QSO? In such cases QFN DE VK5EEE K could indicate such. Thoughts on this possible usage?